Thread:Vasara5/@comment-33576184-20180219090338/@comment-27493717-20180222112458

Hey, guys!

A few days ago, some thoughts on Shenlong (from The Shinka Ron) and the Diamond Dragon crossed my mind.

They are not only both dragons featuring golden scales, they also look very similar, both are holding orbs (called "Cintamani" in The Shinka Ron's cutscene) and both are regarded as god-like beings of sorts.

Interestingly, also features a reference to the good versions of the Shitennou's animal spirit deties, which are referred to by their Chinese names:


 * 1) Bai Hu the White Tiger
 * 2) * (own addition: Bai Hu 白虎 literally means White Tiger)
 * 3) Zhu Que the Vermilion Bird
 * 4) * (own addition: Zhu Que 朱雀 translates as Suzaku, which means Red Bird or Vermilion Bird)
 * 5) Xuan Hu the Black Tortoise
 * 6) * (own addition: Xuan Hu 玄湖 translates as Black Tortoise)
 * 7) Shenlong the Golden Dragon (or Spirit Dragon)
 * 8) * (own addition: Shenlong 神龙 translates as God Dragon or Spirit Dragon)
 * 9) * (own addition: Interestingly, the ancient writings refer to Shenlong as a blue or an azure scaled dragon, but more modern works like to depict him with green or golden scales)
 * 10) * (own addition: In China, the official dragon is the blue or azure dragon Qing Long 青龍, who is also called the bluegreen or even green dragon sometimes. In Japan he is known as the golden dragon Seiryu 清流. As such, either no one knows the true color of the dragon, or it changes colors as it goes, or its different dragons, that are closely related to each other as implied by the ingame cutscene.)

In the cutscene they are also referred to as the "Four Benevolent Animals". In China they are also used in astronomy to refer to Chinese constellations called Xing Guan 星官.